SAM Coverage
Risk & Safety
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Wrap-up of Safety Awareness Week
From poster contests to scavenger hunts, to handing out cash, season tickets, free gear, meals, drinks and skiing, ski resorts across the country embraced…
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Intimations of Change in Insurance Market
After a decade in the wings, the insurance market for ski areas is again in the spotlight. The reason, however, is not what you’d…
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Restoring Safety and Civility to the Slopes
Responding to a skewed public perception that skiing and snowboarding are high-risk sports, separate programs at Stowe Mountain Resort, Vt., and at Vail and…
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The Opie and Dopey Show
Since 1981, two little rubber dolls named Opie and Dopey have become unlikely ambassadors for ski and snowboard safety in Summit County, carrying their…
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Hot-Selling Helmets Still Provoke Controversy
While the ski industry debates the use of helmets and authorities haggle over standards and recommendations, helmet sales are on the rise. The word…
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Salomon Binding Aims To Reduce Acl Injuries
Citing studies that indicate about 40 percent of ACL injuries result from forward twisting falls, Salomon has introduced a series of “Spheric” bindings designed…
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Keeping Safe– Food Service Hazards
In the ski industry, food service employees are the third most likely to incur job related injuries. (Only ski instructors and lift attendants run…
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Rangers Patrol Camelback
Last season Camelback, Penn., instituted a new watch dog group to enforce ski safety: the Ranger Patrol. This 24-member team (30 this year) patrols…
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Skier Safety Bullet Biting
Areas that have embarked on aggressive safety awareness programs have made extensive use of materials supplied by the National Ski Areas Association, particularly the…
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Skier Safety Act Is Together
The safety awareness programs being developed at all levels of skiing herald a profound change in attitude that is virtually certain to reduce serious…